take a lot of flak
1flak — n criticism, antagonism, aggression, trou ble. The terms Flugabwehrkanone and Fliegerabwehrkanone, given to German World War II anti aircraft guns, provided this acronym which was adopted as an English colloquialism. It is now some times spelt… …
2flak — flak, flack noun (U) 1 informal strong criticism : get/take flak: The administration has taken a lot of flak over its decision to pull troops out of Somalia. 2 bullets or shells (shell1 (3)) that are shot from guns on the ground at enemy aircraft …
3flak — [[t]flæ̱k[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you get a lot of flak from someone, they criticize you severely. If you take the flak, you get the blame for something. [INFORMAL] The President is getting a lot of flak for that... In recent years they have attracted… …
4take the flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) …
5take flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) …
6flak — Often misspelled, as here: Japanese women take a lot of flack from foreigners for their alleged docility (Observer). The word, for what it is worth, is a contraction of the German Fliegerabwehrkanone ( antiaircraft gun ), which contains… …
7get/take flak — If you get or take flak, you receive severe criticism for something you have done. He got a lot of flak for the way he handled the situation …
8get the flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) …
9get flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) …
10flack — flak, flack noun (U) 1 informal strong criticism : get/take flak: The administration has taken a lot of flak over its decision to pull troops out of Somalia. 2 bullets or shells (shell1 (3)) that are shot from guns on the ground at enemy aircraft …
